2017 · Q13
Which one of the following cases in the Supreme Court of India dealt with the issue of 'creamy layer' among the backward classes?
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- AK M Nanavati vs. State of Bombay
- BIndra Sawhney vs. Union of India
- CMadhu Limaye vs. Ved Murti
- DSajjan Singh vs. State of Punjab
Explanation
In Indra Sawhney vs. Union of India (1992), the Mandal Commission case, the Supreme Court upheld 27% reservation for the backward classes but directed the exclusion of the creamy layer from its benefits. K. M. Nanavati was a criminal trial, Madhu Limaye concerned parliamentary privilege, and Sajjan Singh dealt with the amending power. Hence (B).